Wojnarowski reported, based on multiple sources, that the one team is the Brooklyn Nets. According to previous reports, Howard met with Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and requested a trade to the Nets. Of that request, he told Yahoo! that it was not a new demand.

"This was not the first time [that I asked for trade]," Howard told Yahoo! "I communicated this to [Magic president] Alex [Martins] and [former general manager] Otis [Smith] way before Friday that I wanted to be traded – months before this meeting with Rob Hennigan. That was all way before Stan [Van Gundy] got fired."

Howard still has a year remaining on his deal after waiving an early termination option in March. The 26-year-old center led the league in rebounding this season at 14.6 per game, adding an average of 20 points per game to his stat line.